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Patrick Leahy: “We must use every tool we have to fight terrorism. That includes both military commissions and Article III courts.”

On the recordJune 14, 2010
We must use every tool we have to fight terrorism. That includes both military commissions and Article III courts.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Leahy emphasizes the need for multiple legal tools to combat terrorism.

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